H.R. 1910House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

Introduced March 16, 2021

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The Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act would amend the Controlled Substances Act to place fentanyl‑related substances in Schedule I. This would make any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains fentanyl or its related chemicals illegal unless specifically exempted. The change would affect manufacturers, distributors, prescribers, and anyone handling such substances.

Key Provisions

  • Adds a new paragraph to Schedule I defining fentanyl‑related substances as any compound structurally related to fentanyl by specific chemical modifications.
  • The amendment automatically classifies any material containing fentanyl‑related substances, their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers as Schedule I, unless an exemption applies.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

May 18, 2021

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Introduced in House

March 16, 2021

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

March 16, 2021

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

March 17, 2021

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

May 18, 2021

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117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1910

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 16, 2021

Mr. Chabot (for himself and Mr. Latta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act.

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Fentanyl-related substances

Schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(e)
(1)

Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation.

(2)

In paragraph (1), the term fentanyl-related substances includes any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications:

(A)

By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle.

(B)

By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups.

(C)

By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hy­drox­yl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups.

(D)

By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle.

(E)

By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group.

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